Origin of your nickname
By Laura
@Laurakemunto (12862)
Kenya
May 2, 2021 4:39pm CST
Online people tend to use nicknames for privacy purposes, preferences and personal choice among other reasons. My question is, how do you get your nickname? Is it by any way related to your real name or just out of the blue? Like for me I would use Laurie or Lau the latter is what am called all over since childhood. What about you?
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@kaylachan (57687)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 May 21
IRL I do use a nickname, Online I use a totally different name than I use in real life.
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@kaylachan (57687)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 May 21
@Laurakemunto To protect myself. I'm honest about almost everything else, age, birth date and so on. I just don't want people to know who I am. Especially on a message board or blog site. Online, I cn be who I want. If I need to fill out a form, so I get stuff sent to me or sign up for a service then yes.... I'll use my real name in that instance. Everywhere else, no.
@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
2 May 21
That's cool. For privacy, personal choice or what reason of you don't mind you can share your reason?
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
3 May 21
My daughter gave me the name Daddy Evil when we first started working online in 2000. She chose the name Pretty Evil for her online name and when she'd talk about me on the site she'd call me Daddy Evil. I've used it ever since.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
3 May 21
@Laurakemunto I don't know about that. She chose her name because it has two meanings... She is pretty and can be evil. And it was the name of a fighter she really liked in our history.
Here is a picture of my daughter. Photo is mine.
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@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
3 May 21
Ooh that's so great! She must be a veery creative person! 
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@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
3 May 21
@DaddyEvil nice photo she must have loved the character so much
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@kobesbuddy (74571)
• East Tawas, Michigan
2 May 21
I'm Kobesbuddy, Kobe is my dog and my little buddy(friend). I really like to be called Kharla, which is my actual name.
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@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
3 May 21
Ooh I get it thanks alot. I remember you telling me to call you by your actual name!
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@kobesbuddy (74571)
• East Tawas, Michigan
3 May 21
@Laurakemunto I have used Kobe's name on different sites.
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@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
3 May 21
@kobesbuddy that's great and kobe is a good friend of yours
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@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
3 May 21
That's great I do the same. Have a good day too
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@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
3 May 21
That's a good reason. Cyber crimes are increasing hence the need to be secure at all times.
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@RebeccasFarm (86754)
• United States
3 May 21
Because I like the sea and the farms. Ocean and Farm
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@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
3 May 21
Wow now I know I was wondering with that name. Thanks alot I hope you are doing great!
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@Deepizzaguy (94552)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
2 May 21
Zonian 4 Life is based on my childhood growing up in the former Canal Zone in Panama.
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@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
3 May 21
Thanks alot! It's actually very easy to remember!! 
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
2 May 21
My name is Jim
And I have body odour, that's a blatant lie by the way
So Jimbo
When I first joined Mylot in 2006 I was 45
Rejoined in 2020
So Jimbo452020
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@12345Lot (109)
• Nairobi, Kenya
3 May 21
@Laurakemunto It can be a pattern, but this pattern can also have an origin.....
